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Noel Godfrey Chavasse was the younger of two identical twin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_twin) boys born to the Rev. Francis James Chavasse (later Bishop of Liverpool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_of_Liverpool) and founder of St. Peter's College, Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_College,_Oxford)) and Edith Jane Chavasse (nee Maude) on November 9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9), 1884 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884) at 36 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford. Christopher Maude (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Maude_Chavasse) was born 20 minutes before his brother. In all, there were seven children born to the Chavasse family, in age order: Dorothea, Christopher, Noel, Edith, Mary, Francis and Aidan. The twins were so small and weak at birth that their baptism was delayed until December 29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_29), 1884 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884) and both were very ill with typhoid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid) in their first year of life.
Chavasse was educated at Magdalen College School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen_College_School,_Oxford) in Cowley Place, Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford), where a blue plaque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_plaque) was dedicated to him in 2005, Liverpool College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_College) and Trinity College, Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College,_Oxford). The family grew up in Oxford until, on March 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3), 1900 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900), Rev. Chavasse was offered the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Liverpool). The move was not without regrets as Liverpool during this time was one of the busiest seaports in the Empire and also had a great deal of religious turmoil in progress. The family moved to the Bishop's Palace at 19 Abercromby Square, Liverpool. Noel and Christopher went to school at Liverpool College where they excelled at sports from the start. Their academic progress was initially rather slower but as they grew older, both did well until in 1904, both were admitted to Trinity College, Oxford.
More Info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Godfrey_Chavasse)
Images of the statue unveiling (http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=1008)
Chavasse was educated at Magdalen College School (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen_College_School,_Oxford) in Cowley Place, Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford), where a blue plaque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_plaque) was dedicated to him in 2005, Liverpool College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_College) and Trinity College, Oxford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College,_Oxford). The family grew up in Oxford until, on March 3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_3), 1900 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900), Rev. Chavasse was offered the Anglican Bishop of Liverpool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Liverpool). The move was not without regrets as Liverpool during this time was one of the busiest seaports in the Empire and also had a great deal of religious turmoil in progress. The family moved to the Bishop's Palace at 19 Abercromby Square, Liverpool. Noel and Christopher went to school at Liverpool College where they excelled at sports from the start. Their academic progress was initially rather slower but as they grew older, both did well until in 1904, both were admitted to Trinity College, Oxford.
More Info (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Godfrey_Chavasse)
Images of the statue unveiling (http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=1008)